Horse profile
Velvet Vulcan (GB)
by Nathaniel (IRE) out of Battery Power (GB) (Royal Applause)
37 runs · 13 courses · from Jul 2022
As at 8 Nov 2026 · KTB archive: GB, Ireland & France · 2005–present, updated daily
2 wins · Lingfield (AW)
Last run 13 May 2026 · 3rd of 9
Last raced off OR 81
KTB Profile
Velvet Vulcan is 2 from 37, both wins at Class 6 level on the all-weather at Lingfield. The first came over 1m2f – 1m4f in Feb 2024 off an official rating of 49 and the second over 1m5f – 2m in Aug 2025 off 45, both on Standard going. Typically held up, he finished 3 of 9 in a Class 5 handicap hurdle at Perth in May 2026 off an official rating of 81. He has never won on turf from 15 starts.
Based on 37 archived runs · run-style from 19 commented runs since Oct 2024 · updated 8 Nov 2026
KTB at a glance
Typically held up
All wins on AW
All wins at Class 6
- 2–37Wins / Runs
- 5.4%Strike rate
- 9 (24.3%)Placed
- −17.50£1 level staken=37 at SP
- 0.59Fair A/E n=37 · 0.49 incl. margin
- 84Highest OR
- 28dBetween runs (median)longest 281 d
A/E compares actual wins with what starting prices implied. "Fair" strips the bookmaker margin from the expectation, so favourites and longshots are judged on the same footing — figures near 1.00 mean the market priced this horse about right.
Official rating81↓ 3lb off peak
81
45–84
KTB Speed and Rating
KTB Speed
Best recent Speed 105
How fast the horse ran, as points against the day-corrected standard time for its course and distance: 100 is the median GB Class 4 handicap winner on that code; one point is 0.1% of the standard time. A, B or C is how much the day's card could tell us, not how good the run was. What this means →
Jumps
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Soft | 5 | 109A | 104 | 4 runs · 105 / 91 |
| Good | 3 | 108C | 89 | 1 run · — |
| Good to Soft | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | 1 run · — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 105A | 85.5 | 6 runs · 105 / 85.5 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 3 | 109A | 89 | 1 run · — |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | — | — | — |
Flat
| Going | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 21 | 103B | 82 | — |
| Good | 3 | 112B | 86 | — |
| Heavy | 1 | — | — | — |
| Good to Firm | 1 | — | — | — |
| Distance | Runs | Best | Median | Since 8 Nov 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 19 | 112B | 82 | — |
| 1m5f – 2m | 4 | 102B | 86.5 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 86C | 78 | — |
Of 37 runs looked at, 1 has no figure: not enough races on the card to set the day (under 4) (1).
KTB Speed v1 · batch 15 Sep 2026 · GB & Irish racing only · 36 figures from 37 runs · as at 3 Oct 2026 · a record, not a forecast
Both figures are KTB's own, computed from the archive; no vendor rating enters either. Every run's figure is on its form line below with its grade. Grades measure how much the archive could see, never the merit of the run.
Run style from 19 analysed runs since Oct 2024
- Held up 15 (79%) · 1 win
- Mid-division 3 (16%) · 0 wins
- Prominent 1 (5%) · 0 wins
Pedigree intelligence
Sire
Progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,111 runs since Apr 2016 (641 horses).
Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 326.
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firm | 21 | 4 | 19% | +7.3 | — |
| Good to Firm | 784 | 102 | 13% | +1.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Good | 1,872 | 233 | 12.4% | +0.7 | 0 from 6 |
| Good to Soft | 1,012 | 115 | 11.4% | −0.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Soft | 1,247 | 143 | 11.5% | −0.2 | 0 from 5 |
| Heavy | 409 | 49 | 12% | +0.3 | 0 from 2 |
| Standard (AW) | 1,766 | 184 | 10.4% | −1.3 | 2 from 22 |
| Distance (all codes) | Runs | Wins | SR | vs sire | This horse |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 6f | 4 | 0 | 0% | −11.7 | — |
| 6f – 7f | 326 | 21 | 6.4% | −5.3 | — |
| 1m – 1m1f | 883 | 79 | 8.9% | −2.8 | 0 from 3 |
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 2,509 | 334 | 13.3% | +1.6 | 1 from 20 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 2,151 | 253 | 11.8% | +0.1 | 1 from 7 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 829 | 94 | 11.3% | −0.4 | 0 from 6 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 340 | 32 | 9.4% | −2.3 | 0 from 1 |
| Over 3m | 69 | 17 | 24.6% | +12.9 | — |
Flat and jumps together (all codes) · since Apr 2016 · as at 8 Nov 2026 · rows under 30 runs muted · win % is the measure, a record not a forecast
Dam
Battery Power (GB) (Royal Applause)
4 siblings in the archive, 3 winners — best of them Velvet Vista (GB) (6 wins).
The wins came over 7f–2m1½f; the highest grade won is Class 4 (Velvet Vision (GB)).
| Produce | Runs | Wins | Win trips | Best grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Velvet Vista (GB) | 34 | 6 | 7f | Class 5 |
| Velvet Vision (GB) | 18 | 3 | 1m–1m2f | Class 4 |
| Velvet Voice (GB) | 22 | 1 | 2m1½f | Class 5 |
| Velvet Vortex (GB) | 9 | 0 | — | — |
Record by conditions
| Going | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (AW) | 22 | 2 | 9% | −2.50 |
| Good | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Soft | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Heavy | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Good to Soft | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Good to Firm | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Class | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Class 6 | 24 | 2 | 8% | −4.50 |
| Class 5 | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
| Class 4 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Course | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayr | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Lingfield (AW) | 6 | 2 | 33% | +13.50 |
| Southwell (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Chelmsford City (AW) | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| Wolverhampton (AW) | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Perth | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Windsor | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Musselburgh | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Lingfield | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Huntingdon | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Warwick | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Brighton | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kempton (AW) | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Distance | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1m2f – 1m4f | 20 | 1 | 5% | −13.50 |
| 1m5f – 2m | 7 | 1 | 14% | +6.00 |
| 2m1f – 2m4f | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 1m – 1m1f | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| 2m5f – 3m | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Jockey | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Muscutt | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Ben Smith | 5 | 0 | 0% | −5.00 |
| Paddy Bradley | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Callum Shepherd | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Rob Hornby | 2 | 1 | 50% | +11.00 |
| James Turner | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| Billy Loughnane | 2 | 0 | 0% | −2.00 |
| William Maggs | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Toby Wynne | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Nathan Moscrop | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Kirrane | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hollie Doyle | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Edward Greatrex | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Marquand | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Neil Callan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Kevin Stott | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Sean Levey | 1 | 1 | 100% | +5.50 |
| Darragh Keenan | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Tom Queally | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Theodore Ladd | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Headgear | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tongue tie | 10 | 1 | 10% | +3.00 |
| Tongue tie + cheekpieces | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| None | 8 | 0 | 0% | −8.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie | 7 | 0 | 0% | −7.00 |
| Hood + tongue tie + cheekpieces | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Hood | 1 | 0 | 0% | −1.00 |
| Season | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2025 | 12 | 1 | 8% | +1.00 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 10% | −3.50 |
| 2023 | 6 | 0 | 0% | −6.00 |
| 2022 | 3 | 0 | 0% | −3.00 |
| Type | Runs | Wins | SR | £1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flat | 27 | 2 | 7% | −7.50 |
| Hurdle | 10 | 0 | 0% | −10.00 |
Splits include every sample, however small — muted rows are under 3 runs. A one-from-one record is a fact, not a trend: read the Runs column before the strike rate.
Form
| Date | Course | Race | Pos | Btn | Wgt | OR | Spd | KTB | Jockey | SP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 13 May 26+19d | Perth | Murrayshall Meetings And Events Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled towards the back early - clumsy over the first - given a reminder after three out - pushed along soon after - closed to dispute matters at the last but stayed on at one speed to finish third | 3/9 | nk | 10-9 | 81 | 91A | 106A | William Maggs | 10/1 |
| 24 Apr 26+49d | Perth | One Place. Every Race. Racing TV Novices' Handicap Hurdle (Div 1) Settled in the pack early - improved into contention before three out - pushed along approaching two out where jumped poorly and soon well beaten | 6/10 | 3¼ | 10-6 | 83 | 80A | 80A | Toby Wynne | 10/1 |
| 06 Mar 26+19d | Ayr | Weatherbys Racing Bank Handicap Hurdle Settled at the back - moved into fourth at the 5th - blundered at the 6th and dropped away under pressure - jumping lost its sharpness 3 out - finished well adrift in 6th | 6/7 | 16 | 10-5 | 84 | 78C | 60C | Ben Smith | 8/1 |
| 15 Feb 26+5d | Musselburgh | Virgin Bet Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Held up early at rear - fought for control in early stages - clumsy at 2nd and again at 5th - pushed along after 3 out but couldn't close - well held to finish fourth | 4/5 | 6 | 10-7 | 81 | 36C | 83B | Ben Smith | 5/4F |
| 10 Feb 26+39d | Ayr | Join Racing TV Now Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Settled towards the back early - moved into contention wide after the 9th - improved into 2nd 3 out - driven along and stayed on well to challenge close home - denied by a short margin | 2/9 | hd | 10-10 | 81 | 105A | 108A | Ben Smith | 9/2 |
| 02 Jan 26+32d | Ayr | Sunday Lunch At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle Started towards the back and blundered at the 2nd - fighting for head early on - made progress before 3 out then moved into third and driven along 2 out - closed on the pacesetter approaching the last - finished full of running in the closing stages - edged out by a whisker at the line for second | 2/19 | hd | 10-0 | 79 | 104C | 101A | Ben Smith | 25/1 |
| 2025 · 12 runs | ||||||||||
| 01 Dec 25+30d | Ayr | Festive Dining At Western House Hotel Handicap Hurdle (Div 2) Fought for control early - settled at the back - still within range 3 out - asked for effort soon after and dropped away before the last | 4/7 | 6½ | 10-2 | 80 | 69A | 89A | Ben Smith | 18/1 |
| 01 Nov 25+23d | Ayr | Southern Ayr Handicap Hurdle Settled towards back of field - pushed along before 2 out - stayed on late to finish 6th | 6/11 | nk | 10-2 | 75 | 109A | 99A | Nathan Moscrop | 50/1 |
| 09 Oct 25+35d | Ayr | London Essence Handicap Sluggish start - settled towards the back of the pack - unable to make headway over the closing stages and stayed on without threatening | 6/10 | ½ | 9-1 | 49 | 77C | 54C | Sean Kirrane | 7/1 |
| 04 Sep 25+14d | Lingfield (AW) | At The Races App Expert Tips Handicap Held up towards the back - driven from wide position on turn and lost touch inside final furlong to finish 5th | 5/7 | 3½ | 9-1 | 49 | 57A | 57A | Hollie Doyle | 13/2 |
| 21 Aug 25+17d | Lingfield (AW) | Grange Travel Coach And Horses Handicap Settled towards the back - strong progress from over 2f out - found a gap approaching the final furlong to hit the front - driven out to prevail | 1/13 | 8-11 | 45 | 102B | 66A | Rob Hornby | 12/1 | |
| 04 Aug 25+9d | Lingfield (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Handicap (AWT) Held up towards the back - pushed along with a furlong left - stayed on late - well held in 7th | 7/12 | 2 | 9-0 | 45 | 94C | 59A | Daniel Muscutt | 15/2 |
| 26 Jul 25+18d | Windsor | Download The Racecourse App Raceday Ready Handicap Held up rear of field - made no impression - well held throughout | 10/13 | 2 | 9-6 | 45 | 86C | 54A | Paddy Bradley | 11/1 |
| 08 Jul 25+49d | Lingfield | HighBet Traders Treble Odds Boost Selling Handicap Settled at back early - made ground wide with a furlong left and pushed into second inside the final furlong - unable to reach winner | 2/8 | 4¾ | 9-2 | 45 | 112B | 69A | Paddy Bradley | 18/1 |
| 20 May 25+20d | Huntingdon | PricedUp Maiden Hurdle (GBB Race) Fought for control early - moved into third then edged up to second before an error 3 out cost the spot - soon under pressure and faded | 4/6 | 5 | 10-13 | — | 89C | 78C | James Turner | 18/1 |
| 30 Apr 25+34d | Southwell (AW) | Bloomfields Horseboxes Handicap Sat handy behind the front group early - asked for effort with 3f left then driven approaching 2f out - lost place through the closing stages to finish 7th | 7/14 | 1 | 9-0 | 46 | 83B | 54A | Daniel Muscutt | 12/1 |
| 27 Mar 25+55d | Warwick | Join Racing TV Now Novices' Hurdle (GBB Race) Settled off the pace on the outer - drifted off line before the 4th then blundered at the 7th - driven with no response 3 out and beaten into 4th | 4/5 | 32 | 10-9 | — | 108C | 86C | James Turner | 125/1 |
| 31 Jan 25+90d | Southwell (AW) | Free Bets With BetUK Bet Club Classified Stakes (Div 1) Settled in the pack early fighting for control - made ground three out - unable to quicken in the final furlong and held for sixth | 6/9 | 2¾ | 9-9 | 47 | 86A | 63A | Daniel Muscutt | 15/2 |
| 2024 · 10 runs | ||||||||||
| 02 Nov 24+30d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK. It's Where The UK Bets Handicap Slow to break - held up at the back throughout - no meaningful involvement and finished 10th | 10/12 | 5 | 9-2 | 48 | 62A | 48A | Edward Greatrex | 20/1 |
| 03 Oct 24+93d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betfair Exchange Selling Handicap Held up at the back throughout - never troubled the leaders - finished well held in 10th | 10/15 | 1½ | 9-3 | 49 | 82B | 56A | Paddy Bradley | 22/1 |
| 02 Jul 24+29d | Lingfield (AW) | Get Raceday Ready Classified Stakes (AWT) | 7/10 | 3 | 9-9 | 50 | — | 50A | Tom Marquand | 8/1 |
| 03 Jun 24+44d | Windsor | CLP Summer Race Handicap (Div 1) | 9/10 | 6½ | 9-5 | 51 | 58C | 40C | Neil Callan | 8/1 |
| 20 Apr 24+15d | Brighton | bet365 Handicap (Div 2) | 6/10 | ¾ | 9-9 | 52 | 62A | 67A | Kevin Stott | 3/1 |
| 05 Apr 24+38d | Lingfield (AW) | Enjoy The Racing App For Free Handicap | 2/16 | 5 | 9-1 | 52 | 97B | 74A | Rob Hornby | 15/2 |
| 27 Feb 24+4d | Southwell (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap (Div 1) | 7/10 | nk | 9-8 | 49 | 82A | 64A | Callum Shepherd | 2/1F |
| 23 Feb 24+18d | Lingfield (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca Classified Stakes | 1/9 | 9-9 | 49 | 103B | 82A | Sean Levey | 11/2 | |
| 05 Feb 24+18d | Southwell (AW) | Boost Your Acca-Fenwa With BetUK Classified Stakes | 4/12 | 1¾ | 9-4 | 50 | 72A | 68A | Billy Loughnane | 5/2F |
| 18 Jan 24+39d | Southwell (AW) | BetUK. Home Of The Acca-Fenwa Classified Stakes | 2/11 | 4 | 9-5 | 50 | 92A | 70A | Callum Shepherd | 6/1 |
| 2023 · 6 runs | ||||||||||
| 10 Dec 23+20d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Find More Big Deals At BetUK Handicap | 7/12 | nse | 9-9 | 52 | 73A | 65A | Callum Shepherd | 16/1 |
| 20 Nov 23+16d | Kempton (AW) | Unibet Supports Safe Gambling Handicap (Div 2) | 10/14 | ½ | 9-6 | 54 | 60B | 61A | Billy Loughnane | 9/1 |
| 04 Nov 23+28d | Chelmsford City (AW) | November Fireworks Spectacular At Ccr Handicap | 6/11 | 5 | 9-9 | 55 | 96A | 63A | Daniel Muscutt | 11/2 |
| 07 Oct 23+23d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Bet Boost At bet365 Handicap (Div 1) | 3/12 | 3 | 9-13 | 56 | 68A | 71A | Darragh Keenan | 15/2 |
| 14 Sep 23+30d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Hills Prospect - London's Largest Drink Distributor Handicap | 4/12 | 2½ | 9-11 | 57 | 91A | 70A | Tom Queally | 16/1 |
| 15 Aug 23+281d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Betsi Handicap | 7/8 | nk | 9-10 | 61 | 69B | 61A | Daniel Muscutt | 22/1 |
| 2022 · 3 runs | ||||||||||
| 07 Nov 22+90d | Wolverhampton (AW) | Top Odds Every Day With BetUK Restricted Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/11 | 3¾ | 9-5 | — | 78A | 65A | Daniel Muscutt | 80/1 |
| 09 Aug 22+28d | Chelmsford City (AW) | Winning Connections Restricted Novice Stakes (GBB Race) | 7/7 | ¾ | 9-7 | — | 86C | 55C | Theodore Ladd | 100/1 |
| 12 Jul 22 | Chelmsford City (AW) | Hills Prospect Delivery Excellence Maiden Stakes (GBB Race) | 5/5 | 23 | 9-6 | — | 52C | 50C | Daniel Muscutt | 25/1 |
Quick answers
- How many races has Velvet Vulcan won?
- Velvet Vulcan (GB) won 2 of 37 archived starts between 2022 and 2026, a strike rate of 5.4%. Placed 9 times in total (24.3% of starts).
- Who trains Velvet Vulcan?
- Velvet Vulcan (GB) is trained by R Mike Smith, who saddled the horse on its most recent run on 13 May 2026.
- Who is Velvet Vulcan's sire?
- Velvet Vulcan (GB) is by Nathaniel (IRE) out of Battery Power (GB), whose sire is Royal Applause.
- What going does Velvet Vulcan prefer?
- Velvet Vulcan (GB) has the best record on standard (aw) going: 2 wins from 22 starts (9.1%). Only going bands with at least three archived starts are read, so this is a direction rather than a settled preference.
- What is Velvet Vulcan's official rating?
- The most recent official rating on record is 81, from the run on 13 May 2026. The highest on record is 84.
- What is Velvet Vulcan's sire's record?
- Nathaniel (IRE)'s progeny in our archive have won 11.7% of 7,111 runs since Apr 2016 (641 horses), Flat and jumps together. Weakest over 6f – 7f (all codes): 6.4% from 326.
- Who are Velvet Vulcan's siblings?
- Out of Battery Power (GB), Velvet Vulcan (GB) has 4 other produce in our archive, 3 of them winners. Most wins: Velvet Vista (GB) (6). Highest grade won: Class 4 (Velvet Vision (GB)). The wins came over 7f–2m1½f. As at Nov 2026.